Dennis Saleebey
{{Short description|American academic (1936–2014)}}
{{infobox academic
|name=Dennis Saleebey
|birth_name=Michael Dennis Saleebey
|birth_date={{birth date|1936|8|29}}
|death_date={{death date and age|2014|7|16|1936|8|29}}
|nationality=American
|occupation=Academic
|partner=Ann Weick
}}
Michael Dennis Saleebey (August 29, 1936 – July 16, 2014){{cite web|url=https://warrenmcelwain.com/obituary/michael-dennis-saleebey/|title=Michael Dennis Saleebey|publisher=Warren-McElwain Mortuary & Cremation Services|accessdate=22 July 2019}} was an American academic credited with codifying and promoting the social work practice of strength-based practice during his time at the University of Kansas. He was Emeritus Professor of Social Welfare there at the School of Social Welfare.
Personal life
He was the partner of Ann Weick, who also developed the strength-based theory at the University of Kansas.{{cite book |last1=Koenig |first1=Terry |last2=Spano |first2=Rick |last3=Thompson |first3=John |title=Human Behavior Theory for Social Work Practice |date=2019 |publisher=SAGE |pages=section on "Early Writers Contributing to the Development of the Strengths Perspective"}}
Books
Saleebey's books include:
- Transcultural Perspectives in the Human Services: Organizational Issues and Trends (Springfield: Charles C. Thomas, 1983, with Roosevelt Wright Jr., Thomas D. Watts, and Pedro J. Lecca)Review of Transcultural Perspectives in the Human Services: Organizational Issues and Trends: Melvin Delgado, Social Work, {{doi|10.1093/sw/29.2.196a}}, {{JSTOR|23714442}}
- The Strengths Perspective in Social Work Practice (New York: Longman, 1992, edited; 6th ed., 2013)Review of The Strengths Perspective in Social Work Practice: Anthony N. Maluccio, Social Work, {{JSTOR|23718054}}
- Human Behavior and Social Environments: A Biopsychosocial Approach (Columbia University Press 2001)Review of Human Behavior and Social Environments: Michael Hayes, Clinical Social Work Journal, {{doi|10.1023/a:1026064512686}}
References
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- {{cite book
| last = Healy
| first = Karen
| year = 2005
| title = Social Work Theories in Context
| publisher = Palgrave Macmillan
| location = Hampshire
}}
External links
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=PThHAAAAMAAJ&dq=inauthor:Dennis+inauthor:Saleebey&ei=i9X5R8WTIZHwsgP-8OjjCw The Strengths Perspective In Social Work Practice - Google Books]
- [https://www.thepositiveencourager.global/dennis-saleebey-focusing-on-strengths-in-social-work/ S is for Dennis Saleebey: Focusing On Strengths in Social Work]
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Category:Social care in the United States
Category:University of Kansas faculty
Category:Place of birth missing
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